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17,141 lettersWashington Washington, August 7, 1861. Brig. Gen. W. S. ROSECRANS, Commanding Department of the Ohio, Clarksburg, Va.: General Dix telegraphs that he is reliably informed that Lee and Johnston are…
CLARKSBURG, VA. CLARKSBURG, VA., August 6, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General: Every day’s experience with volunteer troops convinces me of the absolute necessity of having some officers of…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, August 6, 1861. i August 6, 1861. Commanding, &e., Clarksburg, Va. : It is said that Lee intends attacking Cheat Mountain Pass. It is advisable for…
HEADQUARTERS, SANDY HOOK, Near Harper’s Ferry, Va., August 6, 1861. Col. E. D. TowNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General : SIR: I was much gratified to receive the order authorizing the transfer of…
CAMP TENNALLY CAMP TENNALLY, August 6, 1861. Maj. S. WILLIAMS, Assistant .Adjutant-General : MAJOR: I made this morning a reconnaissance of the country reported last evening to be oceupied by…
Clarksburg, Va. Clarksburg, Va., August 4, 1861. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, Washington, D. C.: COLONEL: Lower Cheat River region appears to be entirely free of rebel forces as…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY FORCE, Union Mills, Va., March 16, 1862. We arrived here last evening about dark. We got corn for horses; no provisions for men. Bull hun too high to…
HEADQUARTERS ADVANCE BRIGADE, Leesburg, Va., March 9, 1862. SIR: On the morning of the 7th I learned there were about 1,000 infantry, some artillery, and between 200 and 300 cavalry…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS, March 16, 1862. > Camp Seminary, Vä., March 16, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to make the following report of the movements of the.…
: HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, Three miles from Bull Run, March 9, 1862. SIR : On information of my scouts, &c., I felt justified in making this day a reconnaissance to…
WAR DEPARTMENT, March 20, 1862. ; l Richmond, Va., March 20, 1862. GENERAL: The President requests that I should inform you that. unofficial reports have reached him of great destruction…
HEADQUARTERS, CAMP BARTOW, V. A., March 22, 1862. SIR: In obedience to the orders of the President, conveyed through you to Major-General Holmes, on account of certain unofficial reports —…
HEADQUARTERS HOOKER’S DIVISION, Camp Baker, Lower Potomac, Md., March 11, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to report that the rebel batteries at Cockpit Point were entirely destroyed yesterday. The…
HEADQUARTERS HOOKER’S DIVISION, March 10, 1862. , Camp Baker, Lower Potomac, Md., March 10, 1862. GENERAL: I have nothing important to add to the advices sent you yesterday concerning the…
HEADQUARTERS HOOKER’S DIVISION, Camp Baker, Lower Potomac, Md., March 9, 1862. I am directed by the brigadier-general commanding the division to request that you will detach 500 men, with instructions…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, BUNKER HILL, VA., March 6, 1862. “+ MAJOR: I reported yesterday afternoon my arrival here. We found a small picket of cavalry and a few infantry, several…
HEADQUARTERS DETACHED BRIGADE, May 14, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to submit the following report of the movements of my command, both personal and temporarily enlarged, from the moment…
HEADQUARTERS DIVISION, Camp Lyon, February 24, 1862—2 p. m.. GENERAL: This morning an attack was made on our pickets about a mile beyond Pohick Church, at Lewis Chapel, with what…
HEADQUARTERS CAMERON DRAGOONS, Camp Griffin, Va., February 22, 1862. SIR: I have the honor to report that in accordance with your orders I left camp at 3.30 o’clock this morning,…
HEADQUARTERS, Camp Grifin, Va., February 8, 1862. SIR: I have the honor to submit for the consideration of the commanding general of the division the following report’ of the operations…